Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - Asuncion Ixtaltepec, 33 km north of Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2021-03-03 16:40:06 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 29 km depth
4 Mar 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 3 hours.
Date & time: 3 Mar 2021 22:40:06 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2021-03-03 16:40:06 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 29.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.72°N / 94.94°W
(Asuncion Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (195 km / 121 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) NNE of El Mezquite (Asunción Ixtaltepec) (pop: 391) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (5 mi) W of Lazaro Cardenas (pop: 1,380) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) N of La Ventosa (pop: 4,880) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) SSE of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) NE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) NNW of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) NNE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) NE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
194 km (120 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
536 km (333 mi) ESE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.7 | 29 km | 20 Km Al SURESTE De MATIAS ROMERO, OAX, Mexico | SSN |
| 3.7 | 29 km | OAXACA, MEXICO | EMSC |
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